Necktie clasp



June 1949- F. L. BIEVENOUER NECKTIE CLASP Filed Feb. 21, 1945 Inventor L l Fanclbl-oB/venoueq and #1104; 3%

Patented June 7, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NECKTIE CLASP Francis Leo Bievenouer, Rochester, N. Y.

Application February 21, 1945, Serial No. 579,142

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a necktie clasp, and more particularly to such a clasp "adapted to -ho1d a necktie in proper position with relation to the shirt front.

A primary object of this invention is the provision of an improved clasp adapted to hold the inner or narrow portion of a necktie in proper alignment with the outer or wider portion, and approximately centered with respect thereto.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of such a clip whereby both the inner and outer sections of a tie may be securely clipped to the shirt front.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a tie clasp provided with means whereby, in the event the tie is so tied that the inner portion thereof is longer than the outer portion, the extremity of the inner portion may be turned up and clipped in position beneath the wider outer portion, in such manner as to be invisible from the exterior.

Still another object resides in the provision of such a device which will be sturdy and durable in construction, reliable and efficient in operation, and relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out as the description of the invention proceeds and shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein there are disclosed preferred embodiments of this inventive concept.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of tie clasp embodying features of the instant invention shown in association with a necktie, the necktie being shown in the relation it assumes when on the person of a wearer.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of one portion of the device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the other portion of the device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the portion shown in Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an end elevational view of the portion shown in Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a top plan view, certain portions thereof being broken away, showing the method of assembling the two sections.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Having reference now to the drawings, and more particularly to Figure 1, there is generally indicated at It a necktie shown in tied position in such manner as to include an outer or relatively 2 wide portion H and an inner or narrower portion 12, the front of the shirt being fragmentarily indicated as at I3.

The clip of the instant invention, in the modification shown in Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, is comprised of an outer portion generally indicated at I4, and an inner portion generally indicated at It. The portion it is substantially U-shaped in longitudinal cross-sectional configuration, and is comprised of an outer member I6, adapted to overlie the portion I I of the tie, bent, as at I1, to provide an inner member I8. The member I8 is cut away along its edges throughout a substantial portion of its length, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, and has an interior portion 20 punched out along the side and at one end, being secured to the member 8 at the other end, and arched upwardly to form a resilient leaf spring, as best shown in Figure 4.

The member I5 is also comprised of an upper or outer portion 2|, bent; as at 22, to form an inner or underlying portion 23, the latter being crimped, as at 24, transversely to insure a firm, resilient grip on the tie. The outer edges of the upper portion or plate 2|, are bent inwardly, as at 25, to form side walls comprising a channel, within which the member I8 is adapted to slide, the cut-away edge portions I9 rendering that portion of the member I8 of a Width suificient to pass between the upturned edges 25.

It is to be noted that the cut-away portions I9 terminate at points 25 spaced a substantial distance from the extremity or bend I! of the member.

From the foregoing the operation of the device should now be readily understandable. The member I4 is first passed over the outer or wide portion of the tie I I, the spring 20 serving to hold the tie in aligned position therein. The segment I5 may then be clipped over the inner portion I2 of the tie, and to the shirt front, if desired. As shown in Figure 1, if the underlying end portion of the tie is too long, the same may be folded, as at 21, and the upwardly extending end simil-arly clipped by means of the member I 5. If the portion I8 of the member I4 is then engaged in the channel formed by the side walls 25 and the member I5, the underlying portion of the tie will be aligned at the center of the outer portion of the tie, and the two parts of the clasp, engaging securely, will hold both segments of the tie in alignment both with each other and with the shirt front, thus precluding the unsightly appearance presented by a tie wherein the ends have a tendency to fiy apart, or the underlying end protrudes beneath the outer end, and correspondingly precluding the bulging shirt front hitherto occasioned when the under portion of the tie is tucked into the shirt front.

The device may be constructed of any desired material, although preferably a metal of sufiicient resiliency to impart a spring gripping efiect to the devices as formed is employed.

Now, from the foregoin it will be seen that there are herein provided devices accomplishing all the objects of this invention and others including many advantages of great practical utility and commercial importance.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiments hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

A necktie clasp comprising .a U-shaped outer body member having integrally formed parallel underlying spaced locking legs, an integrally formed resilient necktie-engaging finger disposed .4. between said locking legs for attaching said member to the front portion of a tied tour-inhand necktie, and a U-shaped inner body memher having means thereon for engaging the underneath portion of a tied four-in-hand necktie formed with integral spaced inwardly extending parallel locking channels adapted to receive the locking legs of said outer body member .for holding said clasp in assembled position.

' FRANCIS LEO BIEVENOUER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 545,641 Wilson Sept. 3, 1895 1,072,903 Bippart Sept. 9, 1913 1,268,622 Reynolds June 4, 1918 1,680,552 Kintz Aug, 14, 1928 2,061,463 Hall Nov. 17, 1936 2,220,469 Wouters Nov, 5, 1940 2,282,563 Corbi et a1. May 12, 1942 

